By Jason Lucas Johns Hopkins University Device detects fluid buildup in tissue and alerts patients and their doctors, potentially preventing thousands of cancer patients from …
Johns Hopkins graduate students create a lymphedema detection sensor
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Lipedema gets new attention from St. Louis doctor after years of neglect, misdiagnosis
By Sarah Fenske St. Louis Public Radio Many, many women (and yes, it’s mostly women) suffer from lipedema. One estimate suggests as many as 11% …
Virginia Tech, Temple University scientists awarded grant to research lipedema, an under-studied disease of fat tissues
By Matt Chittum Virginia Tech Jennifer Munson of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Evangelia Bellas of Temple University’s Department of Bioengineering were …
There’s more than one way to treat lipedema
By Kate Kneisel MedPage Today Surgery may not always be the best option, case report finds. A 34-year-old woman presented to a hospital with an …
Should there be an increased focus on lipedema, the lymphatic system, and adipose tissue fibrosis in EDS, fibromyalgia and ME/CFS?
by Jeffrey Lubell Health Rising Along with fatigue and nausea, pain has been one of the defining symptoms of my daughter’s illness. After she was …
Lipoedema diagnostic tests and treatments get closer
St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research New research from St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research on lipoedema – a debilitating chronic disease often misdiagnosed as …
Technion scientists have produced an engineered lymph vessel network
By Staff Jerusalem Post Scientists at the Technion have managed to grow an engineered human lymphatic vessel network, according to a press release issued on …
Study identifies Foxo1 gene as a potential treatment target for hereditary lymphedema
News-Medical.Net A University of South Florida (USF Health) preclinical study unexpectedly identified the gene Foxo1 as a potential treatment target for hereditary lymphedema. The research, …
New lipedema survey
A research project run by Chantelle Clarke at CQUniversity aims to understand and support the psychological well-being of women with lipoedema through compassion. The international …
Lipedema fat and BMI
By Thomas Wright MD FACPh FACP and Karen Herbst MD PhD Vein Magazine Lipedema is a genetically transmitted, loose connective tissue disease of subcutaneous fat …